was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
here and there; in places
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to be surprised; to be astonished
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
difference; variation; difference
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
light; faint; pale; fleeting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to force open; to push open
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
marshland; wetland; swampland
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
not yet known; unknown; strange
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to